State of Hope Application

State of Hope is an initiative that seeks to encourage nonprofits, philanthropies, government, businesses and communities to collaborate closely to build local safety nets that will prevent conditions that contribute to disparities in education, threaten a family’s self-sufficiency and could lead to child abuse and neglect.

Fill out the application below to apply for funding for a community project through Georgia’s State of Hope application. Due to technical limitations, the application can only be saved and continued once per user. It is suggested that you save your content in a separate Word document and copy and paste into the application.

For technical assistance regarding the application, email Amy Mobley at amobley13@gsu.edu. For general questions about the application, email stateofhope@dhs.ga.gov

We apologize if you experiencing issues submitting your application. If you receive an error, please submit your proposal and supporting documents via email to stateofhope@dhs.ga.gov. We will use these documents to review your application.

State of Hope applications will be accepted between June 20, 2022- July 1, 2022, at 11:59 pm.

Your Community of Hope Story

#ThereIsPowerInOurStories #InnovationApplication

Organization Name (if applying as an individual, list your project name):*
Please select the primary region your "Big Idea" serves. If you serve more than one region, select additional regions in the question below.*
- Region 1: Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Walker, Whitfield
- Region 2: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White
- Region 3: Bartow, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk
- Region 4: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson
- Region 5: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rockdale, Walton
- Region 6: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson
- Region 7: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes
- Region 8: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster
- Region 9: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox
- Region 10: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth
- Region 11: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware
- Region 12: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh
- Region 13: Clayton, Cobb, Gwinnett
- Region 14: DeKalb, Fulton
Please select any additional regions you serve.
- Region 1: Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Walker, Whitfield
- Region 2: Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White
- Region 3: Bartow, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk
- Region 4: Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson
- Region 5: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rockdale, Walton
- Region 6: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson
- Region 7: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes
- Region 8: Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Webster
- Region 9: Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox
- Region 10: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth
- Region 11: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware
- Region 12: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh
- Region 13: Clayton, Cobb, Gwinnett
- Region 14: DeKalb, Fulton
Name*
First Last
Physical Address*
Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Mailing Address
Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

If different than physical address.
Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Phone*
Are you a first time applicant for the State of Hope?*
- Yes
- No
The Big Idea
Which Opportunity of Hope does your "Big Idea" address? (You can select more than one)*
- Education
- Trauma-Aware
- Quality Caregiving
- Economic Self-Sufficiency
Which Objective for Prevention does your "Big Idea" promote? (You can select more than one.)*
- Increase family economic stability
- Increase family resilience
- Increase access to early childhood education
- Increase family mental health
- Increase family physical health
- Increase community knowledge and awareness of the societal factors that contribute to child abuse and neglect and the capacity to prevent it
Briefly tell us who you are. What is your "Big Idea" to create hope? (2,000 characters)*
What is the specific need(s) in your community that you are trying to address? Please describe the population served. (1,500 characters)*
Is this a new/start-up or existing project?*
- New/Start-up
- Existing
What is unique about your idea? How is it different from what is currently being done in your community to address the need? (1,000 characters)*
Designing for Hope
Please refer to the Instructions on "Community Engagement for Applicants" located in the Hope Toolkit for assistance in answering this section.

Please tell us how you incorporated the Human-Centered Design Process in designing your "Big Idea". (2,000 characters)
- To gather input on ideas and information on community needs, how did you engage the community that your "Big Idea" is serving?
- Who did you talk to in your community confirming this need and what did you learn?
- How will you apply what you learned to your “Big Idea” to meet this need?
*
Hope in Action
Briefly describe how your "Big Idea" promotes each of the Objectives for Prevention selected above. How will your project benefit those in need and your overall community. (2,000 characters)*
Please list any current/future partnerships involved with your "Big Idea" and their contributions. (1,000 characters)*
How will you continue to engage the community and the population served throughout the implementation process of your "Big Idea" to ensure it continues to be human-centered? (1,000 characters)*
Resources
How much funding are you requesting for your "Big Idea"? Grants range from $5,000-$50,000.*
Please include a simple budget below to indicate how funds will be utilized. (500 characters)*
Please describe any current resources already invested by you or the community towards your "Big Idea." (money, people, and/or things, etc.) (500 characters)*
What additional resources are still needed to execute and ensure the success of your "Big Idea"? (money, people, and/or things, etc.) (500 characters)*
Success
What will success look like for your project? Please include any relevant goals and possible outcomes. (1,000 characters)*
How will the success of your "Big Idea" be measured? (1,000 characters)*
Please tell us why you want to be part of the State of Hope and how you/your "Big Idea" will contribute to meeting the overall goals of the State of Hope. (1,000 characters)*
Are you currently a State of Hope Ecosystem Member?*
- Yes
- No
- Unsure
Have you attended any Big Idea Workshops or the State of Hope Spring Summit this year? If so, please select all that apply.*
- Creating a Stakeholder Focused Integrated Communication Plan for your Agency (October 26, 2021)
- Encountering Mission: Simple Leadership Practices to Advance Your Organization (March 2, 2022)
- Raise the Bar: Ways to Step Up Your Fundraising and Grant Writing Efforts (April 21, 2022)
- State of Hope Spring Summit (May 19, 2022)
- None of the Above
Supporting Materials
We encourage you to be creative! Please provide any materials in support of your big idea (pictures, links to videos, documents, etc.). However, this is not required.
Upload pictures and/or documents here.
Files must be under 10MB. Please paste links to any larger files in the field below.
Paste any links to videos or other media files here.
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State of Hope Application

Your Community of Hope Story

The Big Idea

Designing for Hope

Hope in Action

Resources

Success

Supporting Materials

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